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UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez
Chris Padilla
Chris Padilla
13-6 · USA
VS
James Llontop
James Llontop
14-2 · PER
April 27, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Lightweight · 3 rounds
154.5lb
Weigh-in
156.5lbMissed +0.5
Chris Padilla def. James Llontop by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R1 4:33
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 4:33
Padilla12/263/301:20
Llontop19/400/000:00
Total
Padilla12/263/301:20
Llontop19/400/000:00

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
PadillaWin probabilityLlontop
38.0%62.0%
KO / TKO
31%
Submission
14%
Decision
55%
Expected fight time: 10.5 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Padilla, blue toward Llontop. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Padilla38%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%32%8%
Submission8%21%7%
Decision18%47%8%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes34 (1447)act 12
Takedowns0.8 (0.03.1)act 3
Llontop62%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%30%45%
Submission6%10%7%
Decision37%60%24%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes37 (1551)act 19
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.7)act 0
Combined totals~72 sig strikes~1.9 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R211%
R36%
Distance55%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.3%
Padilla
46.5%+112
Llontop
-11252.2%
Most takedownstie 31.4%
Padilla
30.2%+127
Llontop
-12738.4%
Significant strikes — over/under
Padilla
Expected: 34.4
34.5
Over 34.5
39.7%
+152
Under 34.5
60.3%
-152
04487
Llontop
Expected: 37.4
37.5
Over 37.5
39.6%
+153
Under 37.5
60.4%
-153
04794
Takedowns — over/under
Padilla
Expected: 0.8
1
Over 1
29.2%
+188
Exactly 1
16.1%
push
Under 1
54.8%
-188
035
Llontop
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
35.4%
+135
Exactly 1
16.6%
push
Under 1
48.0%
-135
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.5 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Padilla38.0%22.1%+15.9+332
Llontop62.0%77.9%−15.9-442
By method
Padilla by KO/TKO11.6%8.2%+3.4+930
Padilla by submission5.4%7.0%−1.6+1100
Padilla by decision21.0%8.4%+12.6+909
Llontop by KO/TKO19.0%44.6%−25.6-112
Llontop by submission8.9%7.5%+1.4+1027
Llontop by decision34.2%24.3%+9.9+248
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds72.1%57.5%+14.6-159
Over 2.5 rds60.7%40.2%+20.5+133
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision55.1%34.2%+20.9+174

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1507
Pound-for-pound
1535
1507
Divisional
1535
1500
Striking offense
1500
1500
Striking defense
1500
1500
Grappling offense
1500
1500
Grappling defense
1500
Physical
28 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'9"
Height
6'0"
74"
Reach
73"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
Strikes landed / min
Strike accuracy
Strikes absorbed / min
Strike defense
Grappling (UFC career)
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Form & résumé
UFC win rate
Win/loss streak
Last-5 win rate
Finish rate
Recent opp. quality
Days since last fight
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Chris Padilla
No prior UFC fights.
James Llontop
No prior UFC fights.
Padilla — win / loss by method
Record: 13-6-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 1 loss
W
54% of wins
L
17% of losses
Submission
4 wins, 2 losses
W
31% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
2 wins, 3 losses
W
15% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
13win6loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (54%)KO/TKO(17%) 1
4 (31%)Submission(33%) 2
2 (15%)Decision(50%) 3
Llontop — win / loss by method
Record: 14-2-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
1 win, 1 loss
W
7% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 1 loss
W
43% of wins
L
50% of losses
UFC
0win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 ()KO/TKO() 0
0 ()Submission() 0
0 ()Decision() 0
Non-UFC
14win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (50%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
1 (7%)Submission(50%) 1
6 (43%)Decision(50%) 1

Profiles

Experience
Padilla
Llontop
0
UFC fights
0
Octagon time
Career length
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Padilla
Llontop
Overall
Wins
Losses
Non-UFC schedule strength
Padilla
Llontop
156W–98L · 61.4%
Overall
116W–60L · 65.9%
97W–74L · 56.7%
Wins
111W–60L · 64.9%
59W–24L · 71.1%
Losses
5W–0L · 100.0%
Distance striking
Padilla
Llontop
Landed / min
Accuracy
Defense
Knockdowns / 15 min
Time at distance
Grappling & control
Padilla
Llontop
Takedowns / 15 min
Takedown accuracy
Takedown defense
Sub attempts / 15 min
Control share
Strike target map
Padilla
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.
Llontop
  • Head0%(0)div 63%
  • Body0%(0)div 21%
  • Legs0%(0)div 16%
  • No strike data on record.

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Chris Padilla

No UFC fights on record.

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

James Llontop

No UFC fights on record.

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.